Archive | July, 2009

More pre-ordering japes

24 July 2009

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Waterstones are the latest online retailer to get in on the Mr Mumbles pre-ordering act, with the book now available on their site.  Both Waterstones and Amazon have already knocked 20% off the RRP, and are offering the book at £4.79. You can see it on the Waterstones site – along with a countdown in [...]

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Invisible Fiends revealed

20 July 2009

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I was hoping to do a big impressive reveal of the front cover to Invisible Fiends: Mr Mumbles, but it seems Amazon have beat me to it by putting the cover up on the product page for the book. Still, they’ve probably saved me a fortune on fanfares and bunting. Without any further ado or [...]

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Passing the time

16 July 2009

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My son has been resting up after a recent operation, meaning he hasn’t been able to get outside to enjoy the nice weather we’ve been having in these here parts.  As such, we’ve been playing the Playstation a lot, and building stuff with the Bendaroos I gave in and bought him last week. So, a [...]

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Let the pre-ordering begin!

15 July 2009

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Just found out today that the first book in the Invisible Fiends series – Mr Mumbles – is available to pre-order at Amazon and WH Smith. Publication has been brought forward to 7th January 2010 (one day after my 32nd birthday), so there’s a ridiculously long time before anyone who pre-orders will receive their copy.  [...]

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Answering a recent comment

2 July 2009

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The following comment was posted anonymously yesterday on my post about me selling books on eBay and Amazon.  I think it brings up a valid point, and is worth discussing here: you do see the irony in running a campaign to support your local bookshop while flogging a whole pile of books on web-based auction [...]

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